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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. 380.0 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CH20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and the bottom bar is 380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
74
Elongation at Break, % 38
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
8.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.6 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5